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Chicago Statement: University and Faculty Body Support
The “Chicago Statement” is a model free speech policy statement that many universities have adopted, affirming their commitment to free expression
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The following institutions or faculty bodies have adopted or endorsed the or a substantially similar statement.
- Princeton University: Officially Adopted in April 2015.*
- Purdue University System: Affirmed by the Board of Trustees in May 2015.
- Johns Hopkins University: Officially Adopted in September 2015.
- : Affirmed by Faculty Senate in September 2015.
- Chapman University: Officially Adopted in September 2015.
- Michigan State University: Officially Adopted in October 2015.
- : Affirmed by Faculty Senate in November 2015.
- University of Wisconsin System: Affirmed by Board of Regents in December 2015.
- Washington and Lee University: Officially Adopted in December 2015.*
- : Affirmed by Faculty Body in March 2016.
- City University of New York: Affirmed by Faculty Senate in March 2016.
- Denison University: Officially Adopted in April 2016.*
- Claremont McKenna College: Officially Adopted in May 2016.*
- University of Missouri System: Officially Adopted in Spring 2016.*
- The Citadel: Officially Adopted in June 2016.
- University of Southern Indiana: Officially Adopted in August 2016.
- Vanderbilt University: Affirmed by Faculty Senate in August 2016.
- Washington University in St. Louis: Officially Adopted in September 2016.*
- Columbia University: Officially Adopted in September 2016.*
- Northern Illinois University: Officially Adopted in October 2016.
- Eckerd College: Affirmed by Faculty Senate in Fall 2016.
- Franklin & Marshall College: Officially Adopted in February 2017.*
- University of Maine System: Affirmed by Board of Trustees in March 2017.
- University of Montana: Affirmed by Faculty Senate in May 2017.
- University of Denver: Affirmed by Faculty Senate in May 2017.
- : Affirmed by Faculty Senate in Spring 2017.
- Georgetown University: Officially Adopted in June 2017.
- State University of New York- University at Buffalo: Officially Adopted in August 2017.
- Ashland University: Officially Adopted in October 2017.*
- : Officially Adopted in October 2017.
- University of North Carolina System: Affirmed by Board of Governors in December 2017.*
- University of Nebraska System: Affirmed by Board of Regents in January 2018.
- Middle Tennessee State University: Affirmed by Board of Trustees in January 2018.
- Tennessee Technological University: Affirmed by Board of Trustees in January 2018.
- Smith College: Affirmed by Board of Trustees in February 2018.
- Ohio Wesleyan University: Officially Adopted in April 2018.*
- Joliet Junior College: Affirmed by Board of Trustees in April 2018.
- Southern Utah University: Officially Adopted in May 2018.
- University of Arkansas at Little Rock: Officially Adopted in May 2018.*
- Gettysburg College: Affirmed by Board of Regents in May 2018.*
- : Affirmed by Board of Regents in May 2018.
- Utica College: Officially Adopted in May 2018.*
- George Washington University: Officially Adopted in June 2018.
- Kettering University: Affirmed by Board of Trustees in June 2018.
- Ohio University: Officially Adopted in July 2018.*
- Suffolk University: Officially Adopted in July 2018.
- Arizona State University: Officially Adopted in August 2018.
- : Affirmed by Board of Regents in September 2018.
- Colgate University: Officially Adopted in October 2018.*
- Brandeis University: Officially Adopted in October 2018.*
- University of Louisiana System: Officially Adopted in October 2018.
- Christopher Newport University: Officially Adopted in November 2018.
- George Mason University: Officially Adopted in November 2018.
- Louisiana State University System: Officially Adopted in November 2018.*
- : Affirmed by Board of Regents in December 2018.
- University of Arizona: Affirmed by Faculty Senate in December 2018.
- Michigan Technological University: Officially Adopted in January 2019.
- : Affirmed by Board of Trustees in February 2019.*
- Clark University: Officially Adopted in February 2019.
- Nevada System of Higher Education: Affirmed by Board of Regents in March 2019.
- Cleveland State University: Officially Adopted in March 2019.*
- : Affirmed by Board of Governors in April 2019.*
- Board of Regents, State of Iowa: Affirmed by Board of Regents in April 2019.*
- University of Toledo: Affirmed by Faculty Senate in April 2019.
- University System of Maryland: Affirmed by Board of Regents in June 2019.*
- University of Akron: Affirmed by Board of Trustees in June 2019.*
- Miami University: Officially Adopted in July 2019.*
- Adrian College: Affirmed by Faculty Body in September 2019.
- Case Western Reserve University: Affirmed by Board of Trustees in November 2019.
- Ball State University: Affirmed by Board of Trustees in January 2020.
- Southern Methodist University: Affirmed by Faculty Senate in February 2020.
- Snow College: Affirmed by Faculty Senate in April 2020.
- University of Alabama System: Affirmed by Board of Trustees in June 2020.
- Jacksonville State University: Affirmed by Board of Trustees in June 2020.
- Colorado Mesa University: Affirmed by Board of Trustees in August 2020.
- Winthrop University: Affirmed by Board of Trustees in August 2020.
- Jones County Junior College: Officially Adopted in August 2020.
- Boston University: Affirmed by Board of Trustees in October 2020.*
- University of Richmond: Officially Adopted in December 2020.*
- Kansas Board of Regents: Affirmed by Board of Regents in March 2021.
- University of Virginia: Affirmed by Board of Visitors in June 2021.*
- Bowling Green State University: Officially adopted in July 2021.
- St. Mary's University: Affirmed by Faculty Senate in September 2021.
- King University: Officially Adopted in February 2022.*
- University of Massachusetts Boston: Affirmed by the College of Science and Mathematics Faculty Senate in April 2022.
- Northwood University: Officially Adopted in April 2022.*
- Northern Arizona University: Officially Adopted in May 2022.*
- DePauw University: Officially Adopted in May 2022.*
- Wright State University: Affirmed by the Board of Trustees in June 2022.*
- Youngstown State University: Affirmed by the Board of Trustees in June 2022.
- University of Cincinnati: Officially Adopted in July 2022.
- Shawnee State University: Affirmed by the Board of Trustees in July 2022.
- Ohio State University: Affirmed by the Board of Trustees in August 2022.
- Wheaton College: Officially Adopted in November 2022.
- University of Texas System: Affirmed by the Board of Regents in November 2022.
- University of Oklahoma: Affirmed by the Board of Regents in November 2022.*
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Affirmed by Faculty Governance in December 2022.*
- Glendale Community College: Affirmed by the Faculty Senate in January 2023.
- Clemson University: Affirmed by the Board of Trustees in February 2023.
- Davidson College: Officially Adopted in March 2023.*
- University of Southern Mississippi: Affirmed by the Faculty Senate in March 2023.
- Virginia Tech: Affirmed by the Board of Visitors in March 2023.
- University of South Carolina: Affirmed by the Board of Trustees in June 2023.
- University of Tulsa: Officially Adopted in September 2023.
- University of Wyoming: Officially Adopted in December 2023.*
- University of Michigan: Affirmed by the Board of Regents in January 2024.*
- Furman University: Officially Adopted in February 2024.*
- Emory University: Affirmed by the Emory College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Senate in February 2024.
- Syracuse University: Officially Adopted in May 2024.
- Stanford University: Affirmed by the Faculty Senate in May 2024.
*Indicates that multiple campus stakeholders approved this statement.
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